Sunday, Apr 6, 2025
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402 - Battle at Pollentia; Roman army under Stilicho beats Visigoten.
610 - Lailat-ul Qadar, the night the koran descended to Earth.
774 - Charles the Great affirms Pippins promise of Quiercy.
885 - Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies.
912 - Nottker, "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about age 71.
1106 - Fire in Venice.
1199 - Richard I the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at age 41.
1252 - Peter of Verona [Peter Martyr] Italian inquisitor/st, dies at age 45.
1327 - Italian poet Petrarch first sets eyes on his beloved Laura.
1348 - Petrarch's Laura dies of plague.